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Virgin Airlines & car parking: The odyssey continues

“Just when I thought I was out……they pull me back in!” – Godfather III. In our July 2021 Tax Update we...

FBT, Payroll, Public

Repayment of overpaid salary – can the minor benefit exemption apply?

It is not uncommon for an employee to be overpaid salary and subsequently enter into a repayment arrangement with their...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

Member Q&A – Employee internet upgrade costs, any FBT consequence?

Question In order to comply with COVID Public Health Orders , to allow employees to work from home, we incurred...

Charities, Commercial, Councils, FBT, Payroll, Public

Pooled cars and the Reportable Fringe Benefits exclusion

Pooled cars and the Reportable Fringe Benefits exclusion – when does it apply? One of more frequent Reportable Fringe Benefit...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

Member Q&A – FBT travel and ongoing working from home arrangements

Question We are looking at the option of providing ongoing working from home (WFH) arrangements to our corporate staff based...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

ATO finalises car parking fringe benefit ruling – what’s changed?

On 16 June 2021, the Commissioner issued Taxation Ruling TR 2021/2 ‘Fringe benefits tax: car parking benefits’ (‘the Ruling’), setting...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

The Virgin Airlines FBT and car parking case – appealed by ATO

In the May 2021 TaxEd Update, we discussed the implications of the recent Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd v FCT...

ATO/General, FBT, Payroll, Public, Salary Packaging

ATO announces novated lease data matching project

ATO announces data matching program on novated leases – employer implications? The ATO has advised it will be undertaking a...

FBT, Public, Salary Packaging

Arrangements to access the FBT remote area housing exemption – what to watch out for

Non-arms length remote area housing arrangements? In 2020, in a three-part series (*links listed at the end of this article)...

Member Q&A – When can you apply the 1/3rd FBT base value reduction?

Question In getting ready for the 2021/22 FBT year we are just wanting to clarify our understanding around when is...

Looking into a recent case regarding car parking fringe benefits: Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd v FCT

It is not often there is a court decision involving the interpretation of provisions of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment...

ATO/General, FBT, Public

Another look at the FBT treatment of equipment used in various work from home scenarios

We continue to get many questions seeking clarification regarding the FBT rules regarding how to treatment equipment ‘provided’ for use...

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